Rejected petition Stop the legislation that will publish calorie labels on menus

Counting calories has been established to, in some cases, cause or trigger disordered eating. Calorie counting has been proved to be an ineffective way to lose weight long term, increases stigma around food choices and puts people vulnerable to eating disorders at risk.

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Some resources include: https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/get-involved/campaign/current/public-health-not-public-shaming
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/oby.21538#oby21538-bib-0038
https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/forefront/weight-management-articles/why-weight-loss-is-so-much-more-complicated
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5764193/#!po=6.00000

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/332940

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Date submitted 27 July 2020
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